Izuchukwu Okosi
The family of late gospel singer Sammie Okposo has finally released an official statement to confirm his demise which occurred earlier on Friday, reports Prime Business Africa.
The death of Okposo elicited wide range of reactions as Nigerians mourned the ‘Wellu Wellu’ singer who serenaded million of music fans with his inspirational and soul lifting works.
Okposo earlier this year was enmeshed in a relationship crisis with his wife, Ozioma, whom he apologised to for having an affair with another woman.
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In a release made available by his brother Hector Okposo, the dates for his funeral rites will be made public even as the family asks for solitude to grief for their departed.
“It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to God that I announce the passing of our beloved Husband, brother, Unlce, Minister of God, Sammie Okposo.
Sammie slept and went to be with the Lord on the morning of Friday November 25, 2022.
“We are consoled because we know that he is with Jesus singing with angels. We kindly request that the family is allowed to grieve peacefully at this time.
“More details about the burial will be communicated soon,” the statement further stated.
Okposo slumped before he passed on a few hours later on Friday. He was aged 51.
The official statement from the family as signed by Hector Okposo has thus confirmed to millions of Nigerians and his fans worldwide that the reports earlier today was indeed not a false alarm from the media.
Okposo released several chart busters and also won a couple of awards for his service to humanity and contributions to the entertainment industry especially in the gospel genre.
Following the furore caused by his relationship with a lady in the United States of America, Okposo temporarily took a break from his music and ministerial callings until what he called “total restoration.”
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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